My wife is breastfeeding triplets. Not so good ...
My wife is breastfeeding triplets. Not so good at the start as they were all over the show but have had the odd botte of expressed milk like about 5 x each over 5 months. Just get up with her or get...
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[quote name='Mancey77' date='15 March 2011 - 02:17 PM' timestamp='1300159053' post='2942124'] Yep she's not taking any formula, just the one small comfort feed of expressed breastmilk at 2am to settle...
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[quote name='supaexcited' date='15 March 2011 - 01:55 PM' timestamp='1300157716' post='2942096'] Welcome! At this stage, I would advise against bottle feeding unless it is expressed milk because this...
View ArticleNot something I would do in the early days as I...
Not something I would do in the early days as I like to take a few weeks to establich supply, as although she is expressing your wife is essentially missing that 2am feed in which her brain will...
View ArticleI wouldn't be giving expressed milk at all at t...
I wouldn't be giving expressed milk at all at this age... her tummy is tiny taking small amounts as little as 10-20mls at the breast and if you go giving her a expressed bottle of more than her tummy...
View ArticleWelcome! People will always give you different...
Welcome! People will always give you different advise. As we know, breastfeeding is best for baby. Babies feed every 2-3 hours in the first few weeks and then the nights tend to stretch out to about...
View ArticleHave only tried a tommee tippee closer to natur...
Have only tried a tommee tippee closer to nature slow flow teat, we got a bunch of them with a microwave sterilizer (which we don't use as we've been told they aren't necessary but the bottles will...
View ArticleHi and congratulations, I'd agree that she sou...
Hi and congratulations, I'd agree that she sounds like she needs a slower teat. It's usually recommended to wait at least 6 weeks, until breastfeeding is well established, to introduce a bottle....
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You will always get conflicting advice on whatever topic when it comes to babies!!! You can get teats with smaller holes in it to slow the flow of the milk. I would probably stop bubs halfway through...
View ArticleCongratulations on the birth of your daughter a...
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter and it's great to see a hands-on dad. You could try using a slower teat - they have different flows. But babies do feed quicker from bottles as they don't...
View ArticleHi there and welcome, wow it is so great to her...
Hi there and welcome, wow it is so great to here that you are so helpful to your partner. If you are only expressing one feed it sounds fine with me it's not like you are giving her formula. Forumula...
View ArticleHi huggies people, Not sure if this is the pla...
Hi huggies people, Not sure if this is the place to do it, but i am a new dad so thought i'd just say hello. Last wednesday my partner and i welcomed our first bub together into the world, a little...
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